Assessment and Care Planning

· Performs nursing assessments and reassessments as per policy.

· Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain.

· Continuously observes patient's behavior, mental status and activities.

· Formulates and implements patient plans of care in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.

· Revises plan of care as indicated by the patient's response to treatment and evaluates overall plan for effectiveness.

Patient Care

· Demonstrates the ability to perform crisis intervention and triage.

· Coordinates and supervises patient care as necessary.

· Communicates appropriately and clearly to the Nursing Director, co-workers, and Physicians.

· Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to facilitate individualized, optimal care for patients.

· Treats patients with respect and dignity; provides emotional support.

· Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

· Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.

· Provides education to the patient concerning plans of care, compliance with the plan of care, medications and their side effects.

· Functions as a patient advocate at all times.

· Demonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services to level of licensure.

· Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional, and development assesments

· Order and interpret lab results and other diagnostic studies

· Develop therapeutic plan of care

• · Maintain patient records

· Evaluate patients response to plan of care and modify as needed

· Provide patient/family counseling and education

Medication Management and Administration

· Knowledgeable of medications, including psychotropic drugs, and their correct administration based on the age of the patient and their clinical condition.

· Follows the six (6) medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.

Required License/Certification:

• Nurse Practitioner License
• PMHNP Certification

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Physical setting:

• Clinic
• Outpatient

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person